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The trial itself, however, was pushed back until Thursday due to the expected arrival of Hurricane Michael, the First Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office confirmed Monday.

Stillions was charged with physically abusing Noah Perillo, who was a 4-year-old non-verbal, autistic child during the 2015-16 school year when the crimes were allegedly committed.

She was originally charged with four counts of child abuse. One of those, alleging that Stillions “had used her foot to kick or push the victim across the lunch room floor” was dropped Friday, according to Eddie Perillo, Noah’s father. Perillo said the state dropped the charge over his objection.

Stillions was arrested the same day two other Okaloosa County School District employees, Arden Farley and Angelyn Vaughan, were taken into custody. Farley and Vaughan were charged with failing to report the crimes Stillions had been charged with.

Stacy Smith, the district's former assistant superintendent of human relations, has also been charged with failing to report child abuse in connection to the case built against Stillions.

The Stillions’ arrest and subsequent revelations of other cases of school district failings eventually led to two grand jury investigations.

Farley pleaded no contest Sept. 11 to four counts of failing to report child abuse and was sentenced to three years probation.

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